Patentable/Patents/US-8880106
US-8880106

Operation of devices supporting multiple SIMs

PublishedNovember 4, 2014
Assigneenot available in USPTO data we have
Inventorsnot available in USPTO data we have
Technical Abstract

Exemplary embodiments are directed to operation of a device supporting multiple SIMs. A method may include detecting a paging collision scenario between a first subscription and at least a second subscription. The method may further include modifying a page reading operation of at least one of the first subscription and the at least a second subscription to avoid a paging collision between the first subscription and the at least a second subscription. Other aspects, embodiments, and features are also claimed and described in the application.

Patent Claims
11 claims

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1. A method, comprising: detecting a paging collision scenario between a first subscription and a second subscription; determining that at least one of the common control channel configuration group for a first subscription is the same as a common control channel configuration group for the second subscription and a paging group for the first subscription is the same as a paging group for the second subscription; and modifying a page reading operation of at least one of the first subscription and the second subscription to avoid a paging collision between the first subscription and the second subscription in response to the determination, the modifying comprising: reading a paging block index for the first subscription during one paging period of a paging sub-channel; and reading a paging block index for the second subscription during a subsequent paging period on the paging sub-channel.

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2. The method of claim 1 , the modifying comprising sharing received paging information from a first cell to a second, different cell if a determined common control channel configuration group and a paging group for the first subscription are respectively the same as a determined common control channel configuration group and a paging group for the second subscription.

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3. A device, comprising: means for detecting a potential paging collision between a first subscription and a second subscription; means for determining that at least one of the common control channel configuration group for a first subscription is the same as a common control channel configuration group for the second subscription and a paging group for the first subscription is the same as a paging group for the second subscription; and means for modifying a page reading operation of at least one of the first subscription and the second subscription to avoid a paging collision between the first subscription and the second subscription in response to the determination, the modifying comprising: reading a paging block index for the first subscription during one paging period of a paging sub-channel; and reading a paging block index for the second subscription during a subsequent paging period on the paging sub-channel.

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4. A non-transitory computer-readable medium including computer-executable instructions, which when executed on a computer, perform the acts comprising: detecting a potential paging collision between a first subscription and a second subscription; determining that at least one of the common control channel configuration group for a first subscription is the same as a common control channel configuration group for the second subscription and a paging group for the first subscription is the same as a paging group for the second subscription; and modifying a page reading operation of at least one of the first subscription and the second subscription to avoid a paging collision between the first subscription and the second subscription in response to the determination, the modifying comprising: reading a paging block index for the first subscription during one paging period of a paging sub-channel; and reading a paging block index for the second subscription during a subsequent paging period on the paging sub-channel.

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5. A method, comprising: detecting a paging collision scenario between a first subscription and a second subscription; determining that at least one of the common control channel configuration group for a first subscription is the same as a common control channel configuration group for the second subscription and a paging group for the first subscription is the same as a paging group for the second subscription; and modifying a page reading operation of at least one of the first subscription and the second subscription to avoid a paging collision between the first subscription and the second subscription in response to the determination, the modifying comprising: reading a paging block index for a first subscription during a paging period of a paging sub-channel; and reading a paging block index for a second subscription during a paging period of a subsequent paging sub-channel.

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6. The method of claim 5 , wherein the common control channel configuration group and the paging group for each of the first subscription and the second subscription are associated with a single cell.

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7. The method of claim 5 , further comprising determining if the first subscription and the second subscription are associated with a single network.

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8. The method of claim 5 , further comprising determining a common control channel configuration group and a paging group for the first subscription with parameters associated with the second cell.

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9. The method of claim 5 , wherein the common control channel configuration group and the paging group for the second subscription with parameters are associated with the first cell.

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10. In a communications network comprising multiple communication devices wherein the communication devices can communicate with at least one other communication device, an article of manufacture comprising: one or more processors configured to detect a paging collision scenario between a first subscription and a second subscription; determine that at least one of the common control channel configuration group for a first subscription is the same as a common control channel configuration group for the second subscription and a paging group for the first subscription is the same as a paging group for the second subscription; and modify a page reading operation of at least one of the first subscription and the second subscription to avoid a paging collision between the first subscription and the second subscription in response to the determination, the modifying comprising: reading a paging block index for the first subscription during one paging period of a paging sub-channel; and reading a paging block index for the second subscription during a subsequent paging period on the paging sub-channel.

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11. In a communications network comprising multiple communication devices wherein the communication devices can communicate with at least one other communication device, an article of manufacture comprising: one or more processors configured to: detect a paging collision scenario between a first subscription and a second subscription; determining that at least one of the common control channel configuration group for a first subscription is the same as a common control channel configuration group for the second subscription and a paging group for the first subscription is the same as a paging group for the second subscription; and modify a page reading operation of at least one of the first subscription and the second subscription to avoid a paging collision between the first subscription and the second subscription in response to the determination, the modifying comprising: reading a paging block index for a first subscription during a paging period of a paging sub-channel; and reading a paging block index for a first subscription during a paging period of a paging sub-channel.

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February 2, 2012

Publication Date

November 4, 2014

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